Dataset for the article Memes, Rivalry, and Symbolic Security: Re-stereotyping a Geopolitical Leader in China’s Cyberspace

This study applies the stereotype content model and multimodal analysis to explore Donald Trump’s re-stereotyping in Chinese memes. MetadataAll metadata are documented in the Excel file metadata_for_Trump_meme.xlsx.This file contains information for each data entry, including ID number, format and source.Original DataThe original Trump memes are stored in zipped files according to their format (static, live and video).Each file is labeled with its original ID number to correspond with the metadata table.